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The Power Consumption of Modern PCs

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-your-lights-off-to-compensate dept.

janp writes "The power consumption of modern PCs has skyrocketed the past few years. Hardware.Info has done some fairly extensive research on the power usage of various configurations. It turns out the a high-end gaming rig can easily use more than 400 W, and that putting a system in stand-by isn't as saving as you might think. The article has some interesting tips to save on power costs."

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  1. Conserving energy by not using applications by Radon360 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think the author of this article tried conserving energy by not using spell check.

    1. Re:Conserving energy by not using applications by D4rk+Fx · · Score: 2, Funny

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  2. Re:So just don't turn on the heater... by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here I pay about 4 cents per KwH. Nice, huh?

    So that means you can afford huge sun lamps to combat the pervasive Seasonal Affective Disorder brought on by the constant clouds, eh? I keed, I keed. Seattle's a beautiful place with a lovely climate. All that stuff about rain is just a rumor spread to keep the Californians out. Really, it's sunny all summer long in Seattle. And if summer happens to fall on a weekend, everyone goes on a picnic!

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